PRASA Papers| Open Secrets Takes Hawks and NPA to Court Over PRASA Corruption Delays
Open Secrets files court action against the Hawks and NPA over years-long delays in prosecuting PRASA corruption.
INVESTIGATION | #ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo – MTN and internet shutdowns
#ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo, a new investigation by Open Secrets, exposes MTN’s role in internet shutdowns, corruption, and human rights violations across Africa and the Middle East, revealing how the telecom giant operates with impunity and calling for urgent accountability.
Unaccountable 00045| Lawrence Mulaudzi: Potential Partner or Perpetual Pick-Me?
Explore Open Secrets’ Unaccountable series: read about the controversies surrounding businessman Lawrence Mulaudzi, examining his involvement in PetroSA’s billion-rand contract and the broader implications for South Africa’s oil and gas sector
South African company, Ren-Form, and Wicknell Chivayo embroiled in R570m Zimbabwe corruption scandal
Leaked documents and voice notes suggest that SA company, Ren-Form, inflated a tender for the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission by 235%, while its politically connected partner, Wicknell Chivayo, made payments to mystery officials.
Swazi Secrets part 3: How to capture a bank
by Hennie van Vuuren and Abby May Published in the Financial Mail Eswatini central bank red-flags Farmers Bank licence Eswatini finance minister Neal Rijkenberg projects an air of ordinariness. His sensible suits, likely bought off the rack, are only rarely swopped out for Swazi traditional dress. But Rijkenberg is far more colourful than his looks…
Swazi Secrets part 2: The construction kingpin
In part 2 of the Swazi Secrets investigation we expose, Mitchelo Shakantu who has built a business empire with stakes across the Eswatini economy.
SA records its lowest score on Corruption Perceptions Index
Takudzwa Pongweni | Daily Maverick South Africa now falls into the category of ‘flawed democracies’. The latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index says efforts to fight public sector corruption are faltering. The index partly blames a global decline in justice and the rule of law. Transparency International on Tuesday released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report. …
Former Eskom boss case struck off roll
The Middelburg specialised commercial crimes court struck former Eskom boss Matshela Koko’s fraud, corruption and money-laundering case off the roll due to unreasonable delays. Phemelo speaks to the Head of Investigations at Open Secrets, Michael Marchant about the case.
Open Secrets Investigative report into consultants’ roles in state capture: Luvano Ntuli
A new investigative report by Open Secrets highlights once more how consultants greased the wheels of state capture. Big-name global consultancies have been implicated in helping South Africans to capture State-Owned Enterprises to serve corrupt ends.
Cabinet has approved a Bill to establish the NPA’s Investigating Directorate as a permanent body
Cabinet has now approved the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Bill. Ra’eesa Pather, Investigator at Open Secrets talks to POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema on what this means for the return of the Scorpions